Refinement/fun
Discussion
Rick448 said:
Turbos have come on a long way in recent years and are very good now. The M3 has very little if any perceptible lag and the torque from low down is superb, it also likes to be revved so you get the best of both worlds. I'm not sure why you would need to have DSC turned off if you had cruise control activated though 
I've not tested the E9x M cars but I find the MDM mode to be really good on the road (in the dry)
I think until electrically assisted turbos come along, there will always be turbo lag with a traditional system (unless a rally-esque anti-lag system is in place, but that's a bit wild for the road). The turbos these days are way better than even turbos of the early 2000s, but they're still laggy enough to mean that you can feel the difference in power delivery between a good NA engine and a similarly powerful turbo engine. I've not tested the E9x M cars but I find the MDM mode to be really good on the road (in the dry) DSC turned off is just my preference. I hate it when all the conditions come together and I find myself exiting a completely deserted roundabout in the wet with the DSC light flashing away on the dashboard because when I selected cruise control 3 miles ago it cancelled my previously selected DSC-off option. Once I've set a setting, it should remain set. This was correct in the E46 M3, but they broke it in the models that followed the E46.
I don't know what sort of angles the MDM would let you get away with. If it's anything like Sport+ mode in the M135i, it certainly wouldn't allow a half turn of lock kind of slide.
bennyboysvuk said:
I don't know what sort of angles the MDM would let you get away with. If it's anything like Sport+ mode in the M135i, it certainly wouldn't allow a half turn of lock kind of slide.
MDM will allow a bit of angle but from what I have read about what you like I would just switch it all off and that would suit you far better and that's what I did and I had it off on my M button selection. Rick448 said:
According to Chris Harris MDM will let the car spin, I've not tried it though.
That surprises me because when I ever used MDM on mine the electronics would cut in to rein it in if it went out too far, I believe the Competition pack cars are different though so maybe it doesn't cut in as much on them. Gassing Station | M Power | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff